As it turns out, Denny's suggestion to use the "Unread" link at the top of the page was exactly what I was looking for. I bet a lot of the people who are having problems with the TT transition would have an easier time making the jump if they could have that as their starting page. In some ways, it is like seeing TT happen in real time. I'm sold.

Also, FWIW, the unread is on the top right for me and not the top left, in case you are having problems finding it.

Thanks for pointing that out! I don't care for the default yellow/orange/brown color scheme, so I changed my skin. That also changes where things are, but I forget not everyone is set up like me.

How do you do that?

Go into your profile and under "Modify Profile" choose "Look and Layout Settings". The first thing on the list there is "Current Theme". Click on (change) and you'll get a list of different themes you can use.